Tom Hanks’ strangest son is at it again.
1 April 2021
1 April 2021
Imagine finding yourself in the unfortunate position of being Tom Hanks son. Sure, America s dad would be
your dad, but being the spawn of one of the most beloved actors, nay,
men on the planet? The man responsible for giving us cultural stalwarts like
Saving Private Ryan,
Sleepless In Seattle, even
Toy Story, for god s sake? Those are steep, steep shoes. So, maybe there was a time when we could have forgiven Chet Hanks rogue social media energy every now and then, passing it off with a rueful side-eye and taking a moment to consider how lucky we are to have ordinary parents. For
Alone, three people recently survived a 33-day stranding on a deserted Bahamian island. Unlike
Alone, however, the castaways were not practiced survivalists equipped with their limited choice of tools; they were two men and one woman whose boat capsized in a storm, and they subsisted on coconuts, conchs, and rats.
On Monday, U.S. Coast Guard pilots spotted the trio during a routine surveillance flight over the waters between the Florida Keys and Cuba. Apparently, the pilots saw them waving a makeshift flag.
“I’ve seen this island many times, but it kind of stood out,” Lieutenant Riley Beecher, commander of the aircraft that initiated the rescue, told the